It’s time to get ready for #publicdomainday! Here is Public Domain Center's writeup of the works entering the Public Domain under U.S. copyright law on 1 January 2023:

Cool article by Adi Robertson (@thedextriarchy.bsky.social) explaining how the copyright protection for Sherlock Holmes in the United States is coming to an end with #publicdomainday 2023 – are you ready to investigate the other works entering the Public Domain this year?

Frohen Tag der Gemeinfreiheit! Here is some German-language #publicdomainday coverage from WikimediaDeutschland:

In Portugal, Wikimedia Portugal is celebrating #publicdomainday together with the National Library (RNBP - DGLAB) and Software Livre (ANSOL (@[email protected])):

Happy #publicdomainday from Spain! The Spanish National Library (Biblioteca Nacional de España) has published a cool interactive map featuring the authors whose works are entering the Public Domain under Spain's unique 80-year (!) copyright term today: bne.es/es/servicios/i…

Public Domain Day Wikimedia Portugal RNBP - DGLAB ANSOL (@[email protected]) And because we all know the internet is all about cats, here's a Public Domain cat, an (untitled) drawing by Portuguese "Ofélia Marques", whose works enter in the Public Domain today! 🥳

It is 1 January, or #PublicDomainDay – the annual milestone when certain creative works become part of the public domain. Wikimedia volunteer Lukas Mezger shares a few works that are now available and what this day means for the free knowledge movement. w.wiki/6B2V

1 January is #PublicDomainDay, the annual milestone when creative works become part of the public domain and can be freely re-used, including on Wikipedia. Check out some of the books, films, and other works entering the public domain in 2023. w.wiki/6B2V

The Internet Archive is hosting a virtual Public Domain Day party on 19 & 20 January focused on the works that have entered the Public Domain in the United States in 2023! 🎉

Happy Public Domain Day from Italy – with a special focus on philosopher, PEN International president and noted democrat Benedetto Croce: #publicdomainday

Re:Public Domain Night St.Gallen - Ein Abend voll mit Bildern, Videos, Tönen und Geschichten längst vergessener Künstler:innen deren Werkes seit 2023 gemeinfrei sind. Freitag 20.1.23, 20:00, StationStation, stationtostation.ch/fahrplan/ Dock18

This Thursday, celebrate #publicdomainday (with a focus on the works that have entered the Public Domain under U.S. copyright law on 1 January) in a virtual party with the Internet Archive, Creative Commons, and others! 🎉

As #publicdomainday 2024 draws nearer, the first news stories about this year's 'main event' are popping up – this one comes from Deseret News: "Why #MickeyMouse entering the #publicdomain in 2024 is more complicated than you think" deseret.com/entertainment/…

Here’s Cory Doctorow NONCONSENSUAL BLUE TICK's take on Disney's "Steamboat Willie" entering the Public Domain:

Thank you for your important role in making this happen, Lessig 🇺🇦!

A first collection of works entering the public domain selected by Re:PublicDomain from Dock18 pd.republicdomain.net/index.php?tag=…

It is Public Domain Day! Every 1st of January, Wikimedia communities around the world celebrate art and science that enter the Public Domain and are now free to use by everyone. Read about what Public Domain Day means for the free knowledge movement ⬇️ diff.wikimedia.org/2024/01/01/wel…